Dauber Being Enrolled in Minnesota State for So Long and Not Yet Graduating - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

James28 · 05-02-2022, 12:57 AM

Michael "Dauber" Dybinski (Bill Fagerbakke), the special teams coach under Hayden Fox on the Coach TV series, is an ex-player at Minnesota State University and a kind-hearted, naive "dumb jock" whose ongoing joke was that he had not yet graduated from Minnesota State despite being enrolled for several years there. Despite his seemingly simple nature, Dauber would often surprisingly be of intellectual help to the team, usually learned from a class he was attending or because he was a fan of Nova. Dauber would later graduate midway through Coach's third season with three bachelor's degrees in physical education, business administration, and forestry – without even knowing he was eligible for all three until he got his transcript.

I have watched every episode of Coach, and I still wonder how can a student be stuck at a university for more than four years and still not graduate? Was Dauber retained (meaning when you repeat a grade in school) for several years for failing some of his classes or something?

Killarney Rose · 12-15-2022, 12:47 AM

Part of the problem was that Dauber wasn’t real bright and probably failed some classes. He also kept changing his major.

rusty spike · 12-15-2022, 11:54 AM

It's actually more common than you might think. Many colleges/universities have students who may take anywhere from 5-6 years. There's even "professional students" who continue their studies [forever] with no declared majors. As long as the school is paid their tuition and fees, they don't seem to care.

05-02-2022, 12:57 AM	#1
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	Dauber Being Enrolled in Minnesota State for So Long and Not Yet Graduating Michael "Dauber" Dybinski (Bill Fagerbakke), the special teams coach under Hayden Fox on the Coach TV series, is an ex-player at Minnesota State University and a kind-hearted, naive "dumb jock" whose ongoing joke was that he had not yet graduated from Minnesota State despite being enrolled for several years there. Despite his seemingly simple nature, Dauber would often surprisingly be of intellectual help to the team, usually learned from a class he was attending or because he was a fan of Nova. Dauber would later graduate midway through Coach's third season with three bachelor's degrees in physical education, business administration, and forestry – without even knowing he was eligible for all three until he got his transcript. I have watched every episode of Coach, and I still wonder how can a student be stuck at a university for more than four years and still not graduate? Was Dauber retained (meaning when you repeat a grade in school) for several years for failing some of his classes or something?
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12-15-2022, 12:47 AM	#2
Killarney Rose Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 24, 2010 Location: AL Posts: 656	Part of the problem was that Dauber wasn’t real bright and probably failed some classes. He also kept changing his major.

12-15-2022, 11:54 AM	#3
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	It's actually more common than you might think. Many colleges/universities have students who may take anywhere from 5-6 years. There's even "professional students" who continue their studies [forever] with no declared majors. As long as the school is paid their tuition and fees, they don't seem to care.